Arabist

English

/ˈaɹəbɪst/

noun

Definitions

(anthropology) A scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language.
(historical) One who followed the Arabic system of medicine or (more broadly) scholarship.
(political) One that wants to spread Arabic culture; an Arab nationalist.

Etymology

Suffix from English Arab.

Origin

English

Arab

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Cognates and derived terms

Arab English
Arabdom English
Arabid English
Arabise English
Arabism English
Arabization English
Arabize English
Arabness English
Araboid English
Arabophobia English
Arab Polish
عَرَب Arabic
arabo Esperanto